Extension garment-rack.



B. J. BUCKINGHAM.

EXTENSION GARMBNT RACK. APPLIGATION Hum JUNI: 1,1908.

Patented Dec. 14,1909.

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EXTENSION GARMENT RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1,1908.

Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

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UNITED STATS ATFNI OFFICE BENJAMIN J'. BUCKINGI-IAM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BUCKINGHAINLRAE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

EXTENSION GARIVIENT-RACK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN J. BUCK- INGHAM, a citizen of the Ilnited States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Extension Garment-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to extensible racks for garment holders.

It is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is a side elevation with parts broken away; Fig. 2, a detail on the line 2&2 of Fig. l with all the parts moved back into the cabinet; Fig. 3, a detail on the line 3 8 of Fig. l; Fig. (l, a plan view on the line 4 4 of F ig. l; Fig. 5, a detail cross section on the line 5 of Fig. 4, and Fig. 6, a detail cross section showing one of the rollers D provided with roller bearings about it. l

The parts in taking the several sectional views may be supposed to have been moved to bring them into proper position.

Like parts are indicated by the same let# ter in all the figures.

A A are the walls and top of a case or cabinet in which my extensible rack is intended to be mounted.

A1 is a cross bar on the top thereof and A2 a. simi-lar cross bar on the back.

B is a fixed bar secured to the cross bar A1 by means of any suitable socket or supporting plate and spikes or screws. It is also secured at its forward end to the bar A1 by the two plates Bl B1 each of which is secured by the screws B2 B2 to such cross bar A1.

B3 B2 are rollers pivotally mounted on the sides of the bar B below its center and B4 B4 are similar rollers mounted in like manner on the forward end of the bar but above its center.

C is a movable bar having the side plates C1 C1 secured in position by the screws C2 C2 and brought together at C3 to hold one end of the rod Ct on which the hangers C5 are mounted. The forward end of this rod is held by a face plate CG which is provided with a socket C2 for the rod and is secured at its upper end by the screws CS to the movable bar C. The movable bar is provided with rollers C9 pivoted on the sides thereof above the center of the bar and with the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led June 1, 1908.

Patented Dee. tt, i909. Serial No. 435,946.

rollers C10 pivoted on the sides thereof below the center of the bar C. The rollers in each case may take the form of wheels mounted 011 the ends of a short shaft D which passes through the -bar and this structure may be used in connection with all of the rollers including those used on both the movable and the fixed bar. In this case the shaft D is preferably surrounded by the rollers I)1 held in position by the side plates C1.

The downwardly depending` plates C3 C3 may be shaped or severed as indicated in Fig. 8 to receive between them two L-shaped bars E, El which are held together at intervals along their length by suitable bolts E2 E2 and E3 and which hold between their ends the several loop spring garment holding fingers E* Et. These fingers are supported at the two ends of each complete set by the cross bars E5 also mounted on the L-shaped bars.

Intermediate the two bars and adapted to slide or move on the upper or fixed bar and to permit the lower or movable bar to slide on it is a carriage which consists, as illustrated, of the upper portion F open at F 1 and bent up along the edges of such opening at F2 so as to form run-ways on both sides of the fixed bar to receive its roller wheels. Stop pins F3 are inserted at the rear end of this portion of the carriage to prevent it from moving' beyond the wheels. The lower part of the carriage consists of a similar structure G open at Gr1 and bent up at G2 to form the run-ways or tracks. Stop pins G3 are inserted at the forward end of the carriage.

It is evident that these parts may he greatly altered without departing from the spirit of my invention and that very material changes in construction, arrangement and location may be made while still retaining the essence of my invention.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows: The structure described consists, as will readily be seen, of three principal elements; a fixed bar, a movable bar and an intermediate carriage which travels on the fixed bar and permits the movable bar to have independent motion. Both bars are inclosed by the carriage, thus making a short, compact and strong structure. The lower bar can be drawn out onehalf its length from the carriage and the carriage can be di'awn one-half its length outwardly on the liXed bar, thus biiiiging the parts into the position shown in Fig. l.

I have shown two toi-ms of' garment holders supported from the movable bai. Of course either may be used or either dispensed with or both used or any other form of holder could be employed.

l claim l. An extension garment rack comprising two oppositely opening channels with a fixed bai' on which the upper is slidably mounted, and a garment holding bar which is slidably mounted on the lower.

An extension garment rack comprising a fixed bar, and a movable bar on which the garment holders aie mounted, and an intermediate part which incloses both of said bars, the intermediate part movable on the fixed bar, and the movable bar movable on the intermediate part.

3. An extension garment rack comprising a fixed bar and a movable bai` on which the garment holders are mounted, and an intermediate part which is open above and below to receive, and which inoloses both of said bars, the intermediate part movable on the fixed bar, and the movable bar movable on the intermediate part.

4. An extension garment rack, the combination of a fixed bar with a movable bar,

and an intermediate part consisting of an upwardly opening and a downwardly opening portion, the two secured together, the fixed bar projecting down inside the upper part, and the movable bar projecting into the lower part of such intermediate part, and means for connectino' them so that the lower bar moves longitudinally on the 'intermediate part, and the intermediate part on the fixed bai'.

An extension garment rack comprising a fixed bar with laterally disposed rollers mounted thereon, a movable bar with laterally disposed rollers mounted thereon, and an intermediate part which consists of an upper and lower hollow groove section to receive respectively the upper and lower bars and riveted together with their respective edges turned in to form tracks, and rollers on the bars which travel in said tracks.

BENJAMN J. BUCKINGHAM. lVitnesses:

LUCY A. FALKENBERG, SOPHIE B. VERNER. 

